Got folks on your gift list who would much rather be outside exploring the great outdoors than pretty much anything else? Here’s a little gift guide to get your idea juices flowing. There are so many stripes of outdoor enthusiast that we can’t possibly cover them all, but here’s a little sampling. And since knowledge […]
Welcome to definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009. First up – What is open source hardware? These are projects in which the creators have decided to completely publish all the source, schematics, firmware, software, bill of materials, parts list, drawings and “board” files to recreate the hardware – they also allow any […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 3D printing – Open source hardware is now making things. Physical things you can print out, over the last few year 2-3 projects have really gained momentum and made some wonderful advances in low-cost desktop 3D printing. Projects include Fab@Home, MakerBot and RepRap. […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Arduino – Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. Perhaps one of the most successful open source hardware projects to date. […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Arduino shields – This is a new category mostly because there are so many open source hardware shields in 2009. These “shields” add music, internet, GPS and additional functions. Arduino shields and add-ons, these are projects that enhance the Arduino by adding additional […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Blinky projects – Open source hardware tends to have a lot of projects that blinky, pulse, and light up. It’s a hard category to define exactly, so I’m calling it blinky projects. From a “Larsen scanner” (cylon) to making your bicycle spell words […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Culture jamming – These projects are not only open source hardware, they aim to open ours minds a bit. A cell phone jammer, a universal device that turns off TVs and an open source homeland security non-lethal weapon. Bedazzler After attending a conference […]
